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Country around Shelby is a rural area of about 3,525 people in Toole County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 73 miles from Great Falls, MT and 496 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $233k and rent runs about $892 a month.
3,525people
$233kTypical home
$892/moRent
82° / 31°Summer / winter
41"Snow
216Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,525 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 496 mi to Seattle, WA
- 73 mi to Great Falls, MT
- 73 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $233k (≈$1,470/mo)
- Median rent $892/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (57 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 60 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (474 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,067 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 22% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 74 mi to GTF airport
- 277 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,327 ft
- 484 mi to the ocean
- 114 mi to a big lake
- 69 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 66 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 77 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Montana districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 153 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 68 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 74 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Toole County: R+56 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk